Cordobazo Uprising (1969) On this day in 1969, the Cordobazo Uprising began in the city of Córdoba, Argentina as a general strike, with workers seizing the city, burning the corporate headquarters...
Robert L. Allen (1942 - ) Robert Allen, born on this day in 1942, is an American professor, activist, and author who composed "Black Awakening in Capitalist America" (1969), a seminal text in the...
Mariola Sirakova Assassinated (1925) Mariola Sirakova, assassinated by state police at age 20 on this day in 1925, was a Bulgarian actress who organized with anarchists and hid wanted...
Indian Removal Act (1830) The Indian Removal Act, signed into law on this day in 1830, provided the legal authority for the president to force indigenous peoples west of the Mississippi River,...
Gezi Park Occupation (2013) On this day in 2013, Turkish protesters began occupying Gezi Park to oppose its demolition, an act with led to widespread protests and strikes with approximately...
Amelia Bloomer (1818 - 1894) Amelia Bloomer, born on this day in 1818, was an early American feminist associated with the "bloomers" clothing style. She was also the first American woman to own,...
Lyuh Woon-hyung (1886 - 1947) Lyuh Woon-hyung, born on this day in 1886, was a socialist politician who argued that Korean independence was essential to world peace. Lyun was assassinated in 1947...
House Committee on Un-American Activities Founded (1938) On this day in 1938, the House Committee on Un-American Activities was established to investigate suspected communist sympathies among...
George Floyd Murdered (2020) On this day in 2020, a Minneapolis cop murdered George Floyd by kneeling on his neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd's death became the catalyst for protests around...
Symon Petliura Assassinated for Pogroms (1926) On this day in 1926, Jewish anarchist Sholem Schwarzbard assassinated Symon Petliura, President of the Ukrainian People's Republic and leader of its...
Earth First Car Bombing (1990) On this day in 1990, in Oakland, California, an assassination attempt was made against environmental activists and political radicals Judi Bari and Darryl Cherney...
Drumheller Coal Strike (1919) On this day in 1919, under the banner of the One Big Union (OBU), approximately 6,500 miners in Alberta, Canada walked off the job during a dispute over wages, the...
Joe Slovo (1926 - 1995) Joe Slovo, born on this day in 1926, was a South African communist and militant opponent of apartheid whose wife was assassinated by police. "No matter what vision one has...
Margaret Fuller (1810 - 1850) Margaret Fuller, born on this day in 1810, was an American feminist journalist associated with the American transcendentalism movement. Her work "Woman in the...
Dawoud al-Marhoon Arrested (2012) On this day in 2012, Dawoud Al Marhoon (1995 - ), was arrested and indefinitely detained by the Saudi Arabian government after refusing to spy on anti-state...
Richard Oakes (1942 - 1972) Richard Oakes, born on this day in 1942, was a Mohawk indigenous activist and leader within the Red Power movement, playing a prominent role in the 19-month occupation...
Paris Commune Dissolves (1871) On this day in 1871, the Paris Commune, a hotbed of radical working class politics and watershed moment in revolutionary anti-capitalist history, was crushed by the...
White Night Riots (1979) On this day in 1979, the "White Night Riots" began in San Francisco after Harvey Milk's assassin was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, the most lenient sentence...
Toussaint Louverture (1743 - 1803) Toussaint Louverture, born on this day in 1743, was a general and leader of the Haitian Revolution. "This gun is liberty; hold for certain that the day when you...
Earl Browder (1891 - 1973) Earl Russell Browder, born on this day in 1891, was an American political activist, author, and leader within the Communist Party USA (CPUSA), serving as its General...
